magazine March 15, 2004

Dixie Tricks

Bush sidesteps Senate to seat extremist Mississippi judge

By Wade Henderson    civil liberties judiciary politics race social justice

Judicial Disappointments

With a stalled economy and ongoing attacks against U.S. troops, judicial appointments seemingly lack the immediacy and scope to… more

By Nan Aron    administration civil liberties gender judiciary politics race social justice

The Bush Budget

More for the military and more deficits

By Dean Baker    administration congress economy

Iraq Intelligence Timeline

The committee to investigate failures of U.S. intelligence about Iraq’s weapon capability is not due to report back until… more

By Brian Cook   

Faulty Intelligence

The commission appointed by President George W. Bush to look into WMD-related “intelligence failures” can be considered “independent” only… more

By Nat Parry    administration congress government politics war in iraq

Jobs Not Well Done

Employment issues may make or break campaigns

By David Moberg    economy elections

Endorsement Up for Grabs

AFSCME withdraws Dean backing and looks to support frontrunner Kerry

Unocal Off the Hook?

Myanmar villagers still seek restitution for human rights violations.

Cokes Killers

Soft drink giant to review union deaths

books

Sins of the Fathers

Several weeks ago a curious title popped up on Amazon.com. Good People Beget Good People: A Genealogy of the… more

books

Every Breath You Take

On June 2, 1919, a bomber blew himself up on Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer’s doorstep. Neither the attacker… more

By Craig Aaron    civil liberties

The Art of Law

South Africa President Thabo Mbeki will officially open Constitution Hill March 21—Human Rights Day—to coincide with his country’s 10th… more

By Carol Becker    africa civil liberties

music

From Jay to Z

Jay-Z might be the best rapper of his era. He’s more charismatic than Eminem, more fluent than 50 Cent—and… more

By Kevin Canfield   

Editorial

Pride Before the Fall

There is no more blatant a political ploy than slipping a discredited zealot through the backdoor.

The Third Coast

Homegrown Terrorists

In the wake of 9/11, we have tended to discount the danger of domestic terror. That may be a deadly mistake.

Back Talk

What the FCC?!?

The notion of any regulation coming from the event is laughable. Powell doesn’t want to regulate anyone; he’d actually like to see the FCC go away.

Praxis Needs Practice

On the ground, it looked more like a choir enjoying itself as one preacher after another stood up to deliver his sermon.